In our recent podcast we wise and well learned academics of gaming talked, among other things, about God of War 3 and Darksiders, two of the best looking of a bundle of third person action games getting some lime (and possibly lemon) light at E3 this year.

Unsurprisingly another third person hack 'em up game has made an appearance at E3, the mysterious Nier. Surprisingly its a new IP coming from Square Enix. Mayhaps the one they hinted at with their 'exploding city' flash game teaser thing a month ago.

The trailer starts with an interesting monochrome moment where a throaty narrator tells about some mysterious 'thing' thats struck without mercy, its all very unspoken, but it seems like it might be some kind of virus. These weird monochrome moments are interspersed with some 3D action featuring our hero chopping the hell out of some shadowy monsters.

It looks... interesting. The character is very unlike most Square Enix heroes ie. androgynous. He has a square chin and bushy eye brows and everything. The gameplay looks very button mash orientated as well and distinctly not turn based or party reliant. Watch the trailer to see for yourself.

I'm sure lots of people were very excited to learn about Square Enix launching a new game at E3. But I think they might be unpleasently surprised by this game.